Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Mobile Health News Weekly – Week of July 20, 2014

The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.Also read Connected Globe News WeeklyAlso read Field Mobility News WeeklyAlso read Mobile Commerce News WeeklyAlso read Mobility News WeeklyLooking for an enterprise mobility solution? Read the Mobile Solution Directory Here!It's time again for the annual State of Enterprise Mobility report. A lot has changed in the enterprise mobility world in the past year. Would you be willing to participate in the survey? All participants will receive the final report for free. Here is the survey link - http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e9hmymorhwv3wle0/start. I will be compiling the results and writing the report in the month of August.Healthcare information technology companies, including mobile and digital health companies, raised more than twice as much in total venture capital funding in the second quarter of 2014 as they did in the first, according to a new report from communications and consulting firm Mercom. Read Original ContentThe mobile health device market is expected to see an eight-fold increase over the next decade, according to a report from Lux Research, MedCity News reports. Read Original ContentThe hundreds of mobile health applications produced each month outpace the Food and Drug Administration’s ability to regulate them, a policy adviser to the agency said last month. “The whole mobile app world has its own ecosystem where things live, die and sort of recycle again…and it’s mostly consumer driven,” said Bakul Patel. Read Original ContentThe cost and time to mobilize enterprise applications can actually meet or exceed the original cost and time to implement those systems. In their new report, “StarMobile Transforms Enterprise Apps into Mobile Apps”, 451 Research details the advantages of StarMobile’s app development tool and how it can drastically reduce the cost and time to mobilize enterprise applications. Download report here: http://starmobileinc.com/report-451research-starmobile-transforms-mobile-apps-into-enterprise-apps/Analysts forecast the Global Mobile Health Solutions market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 34.88 percent over the period 2013-2018. According to the report, one of the prime drivers in this market is the increased usage of 3G and 4G telecom networks. Read Original ContentThe FDA has approved the CardioMEMS device, an implantable pulmonary artery pressure monitor intended for patients with NYHA Class III heart failure who have been hospitalized in the past year. Read Original Content

The number and length of hospitalizations, as well as hospital charges, all significantly declined when rural and underserved heart failure patients were remotely monitored, according to research published online this month in Telemedicine and e-Health. Read Original ContentPwC, an international professional services provider, reported telehealth application development market in Brazil could reach $46.6 million in 2015. Meanwhile, GSMA also highlighted these projects can aid over 45 million Brazilians and save about $14.1 billion in unnecessary healthcare costs. Read Original Content

***Full Disclosure: These are my personal opinions. No company is silly enough to claim them. I am a mobility and digital transformation analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.